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Old Aug 30, 2002 | 11:42 AM
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Would you put chromed or polished wheels on a chromed bumper car?

Does it matter? :confused:
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Old Aug 30, 2002 | 11:46 AM
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I would go chrome :yesnod:
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Old Aug 30, 2002 | 05:46 PM
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Definitely CHROME - all the way !!! :yesnod:
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Old Aug 30, 2002 | 05:54 PM
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i went chrome and think it was a good choice...the polished is not the same shine as the chrome....
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Old Aug 30, 2002 | 06:33 PM
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i went chrome and think it was a good choice...the polished is not the same shine as the chrome....

1bad69: What wheels/tires do you have?


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Old Aug 30, 2002 | 06:53 PM
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Ive got poilished ZR-1 style wheels on mine and I think it looks great. Ill try to post pics as soon as i can.
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Old Aug 30, 2002 | 07:33 PM
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Chrome bumpers, chrome wheels and chrome pipes......ooops, two outta three aint bad
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Old Aug 31, 2002 | 12:41 AM
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CHROME!!! I wanted chrome for mine but liked the American wheels so much that I settled for polished aluminum. It is a beeyotch to keep them shining like new.

Yellow72....you've got one of the coolest looking Vettes. That car is just simply FINE from every angle!!! :cool:
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Old Aug 31, 2002 | 10:39 AM
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1bad69: What wheels/tires do you have?


they are Edelbrock 409 16x8 with michelin tires 245/255 front/rear...
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Old Aug 31, 2002 | 06:18 PM
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Thank you Cajun75 :cheers:
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Old Aug 31, 2002 | 06:39 PM
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IF you drive the car alot, especially with any performance demands...(read HARD) you will most likely find the chrome peeling off the aluminum in a year's time....even IF they are warrentied...so what??? who is going to rebalance and reinstall your tires, and what you do untill the plant is finished rechroming them??? the failure rate of chrome over aluminum is very high....temp/flex are totally differant charactoristics....not worth the gamble .....maybe there is someone who can plate the things successfully, but I ain't heard of them.....seem some of the suposed best fail quite rapidly....

pays your money and takes your chances....

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Old Aug 31, 2002 | 06:51 PM
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Yellow 72---are those wheels American Racing SP200's?---NICE :yesnod:

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Old Aug 31, 2002 | 07:23 PM
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Can't beat them thar wooden ones by gum, nice and kinda round too.
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Old Aug 31, 2002 | 10:48 PM
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Yellow 72---are those wheels American Racing SP200's?---NICE :yesnod:
Why yes, yes they are.........(in the theme of those old Bugle Boy jean commercials) :lol:
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Old Aug 31, 2002 | 11:42 PM
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Now that we got the "what sign are you" question out of the way-- :D are they 15" or 16's?

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